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SoC for smart power measurement

SoC for smart power measurement

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It comes as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/ENERGY STAR mandates toward greater efficiency and accurate energy measurement in data centers begin to bear down on enterprises around the globe. Visibility into this critical data is an absolute requirement in order to manage and control energy usage in power-starved data centers that cannot keep up with growing demands placed upon them.

With an embedded analog front-end and compute engine, small footprint, and embedded firmware, the 78M6613 is specifically optimized to address the unique challenges of precision energy measurement inside AC/DC power supplies. As with all Teridian/Maxim brand energy-measurement SoCs, the 78M6613 features best-in-class accuracy of ±0.5% over a 2000:1 dynamic range, but also provides powerful tools for self-calibration to help facilitate rapid design time and optimal manufacturing costs.

The 78M6613 is a highly integrated, single-phase, fully self-contained AC power-measurement and monitoring SoC integrated circuit with embedded AC load monitoring and control firmware. The small 32-pin QFN package targets real-estate-limited designs such as power supplies, where power density and space are a premium. The 78M6613 features the full range of AC power diagnostics, including power, power factor, voltage current, voltage sag and dip.

On-chip flash and a microcontroller (MCU) enable the storage of calibration coefficients and eliminate the need for external components.

Initially targeted at server power supplies, the 78M6613 is also suited to energy-measurement needs in data communications and storage equipment. The flexibility of the platform also makes real-time energy measurement a reality for home appliances, home automation networks and building automation.

Maxim acquired the privately held Teridian Semiconductor Corp. in May 2010. Teridian is a fabless mixed-signal semiconductor company focused on electricity metering and energy measurement for the smart grid.

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